Billy Strings - The Fire On My Tongue

[Intro]
A D A E A

[Verse 1]
A
There ain’t enough corn mash
A
In this whole sorry town
D
To wash off or burn out
A
The way it all went down
A
But that cork squeaks so loud
A
When it’s sneaking its way out
C A
That I’m afraid to death she’s going to hear

[Chorus]
D
Now the fire on my tongue
A
Is for those who die young
C A
And the weariness of we who stay behind
D
There’s poison sickness in my heart
A E A
And I don’t trust the ashes of my mind

[Fiddle Solo]
A D A C A

[Verse 2]
A
I’ve got too many sorrows
A
And far too little time
D
To sit and drown out these memories
A
Under Tennessee rye
A
But the salt on the rim
A
Has me thinking about him
C A
And my shaking hands can’t hold back no morе tears

[Chorus]
D
Now the fire on my tongue
A
Is for those who die young
C A
And the weariness of we who stay behind
D
There’s poison sickness in my heart
A E A
And I don’t trust the ashes of my mind

[Guitar Solo]
A D A C A D
A C A D A

[Verse 3]
A
Whispering my shame
A
To the bottom of my glass
D
Won’t get me through the dawn
A
Or make the darkness pass
A
So I’ll hold out tonight
A
And clench this bottle tight
C A
And drink about the light I saw in you

[Out-Chorus]
D
Now the fire on my tongue
A
Is for those who die young
C A
And the weariness of we who stay behind
G A D
There’s poison sickness in my heart
D
It’s tearing me apart
C D E A
And I don’t trust the ashes of my mind